July 9, 2013

Secret Science Club features biologist, tomato
aficionado & scientist/farmer Zach Lippman on flower power and the DNA of
feeding the world

In
the wild, more flowers mean more seeds, more fruit, and more food. It’s no
wonder we think flowers are so pretty and awesome. Zach Lippman thinks flowers—and the
genetics that control the timing of flowering—may hold the key to bigger and better bumper crops.

The Secret Science Club is curated by Dorian Devins, Margaret Mittelbach, and Michael Crewdson. Dorian Devins is an NYC-based jazz singer and lyricist, and the former host of WFMU's “The Speakeasy.” Margaret Mittelbach and Michael Crewdson write about nature in the strangest of places; they are co-authors of Carnivorous Nights and Wild New York.